Full house at the Uganda Media Week 2023.
The dialogue this year is about Public interest, Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Journalism.

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We walk the talk about Climate Change , and a happy world 🌎 geared towards press freedoms , looking forward to the big day #WorldPressFreedomDay2024 #Journalism #MediaMattersUG #Environment #Climatechange

Making our contribution to driving a positive narrative of leveraging AI to promote professional journalism. DW Akademie Tusubira Jonathan Miriam Ohlsen
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Emmanuel Ngabire: AI does not have the technical and human face in their composition.
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🌟🎄Spreading cheer with a touch of joy this Christmas! Happy holidays to you from us at Media Focus on Africa. 🌟🎄
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AI does not create disinformation on its own, it's the humans who control it. We should find a way of dealing with the humans and regulating their activities.
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There should be a platform for a comprehensive dialogue about online violence against women.
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Juliet Nafuka: Media houses in Uganda is not yet making the best use of AI. The big question is how do we navigate through #AI as a tool in fighting disinformation?
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Our media literacy training sessions in Jinja empowered the young people to become advocates for change in their communities, using the power of media to amplify their voices and drive meaningful action. Here are some of their comments👇 ⬇️
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“The importance of Artificial Intelligence [A.I] to the media professionals is to help us find these platforms,discover them & how to use them best. A.I is to inform us not to do the work for us.”Carol Alyek Beyanga.

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Juliet Nafuka recommends training of journalists in working with AI tools to make their work easier and more efficient. I don't believe in the notion of regulating humans using AI tools, we need a respectful digital society.
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Those who think that because there is social media and internet legacy media has died have forgot that there’s also competition on those spaces. Legacy media is also getting to use those spaces to distribute their news - Emilly Comfort Maractho
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Theme: Public Interest, AI and The Future of Journalism
In Partnership with Media Focus on Africa Uganda DW Akademie Pollicy CIPESA

Policy interventions are needed to save and protect the work of journalists. Media Focus on Africa Uganda #UgandaMediaWeek2023
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There is need to equip men to be our allies in order to push the message out there of a need for an enabling internet environment for women in media - Patience Ahumuza
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In the ongoing discussion on the Public Interest, AI & The Future of Journalism, Dr. Emily Comfort says: 'Public interest Journalism still remains relevant to the lives & well-being of all of us & communities.'
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As women we still struggle with digital literacy, we need to create continuous training to skill women on using the changing technologies in order to thrive in this online space - Brenda Namata
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We shouldn’t be warned about the technology. Let’s start the conversation of harnessing the new technology because journalism isn’t going anywhere -Rosemary Lynch
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We are participating in this discussion.
How can Journalism remain ethical, censored in the present times of A.I.
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We need to engage with policy makers to explain the “threats” so that they understand journalisms still has a vital role to play. - Rosemary Lynch
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